4 Maccabees 2:9
Source: Septuagint
9And should a man be parsimonious, he is ruled by the law acting through reasoning; so that he does not glean his harvest crops, nor vintage: and in reference to other points we may perceive that it is reasoning that conquers his passions.
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7Since in what way is a solitary eater, and a glutton, and a drunkard reclaimed, unless it be clear that reasoning is lord of the passions?
8A man, therefore, who regulates his course by the law, even if he be a lover of money, straightaway puts force upon his own disposition; lending to the needy without interest, and canceling the debt of the incoming Sabbath.
— 4 Maccabees 2:9 —
10For the law conquers even affection toward parents, not surrendering virtue on their account.
11And it prevails over marriage love, condemning it when transgressing law.